“Sing me a song” I asked quietly.
He listened to the words and saw no need.
He hummed along to the melody
not knowing it was the words that I so desperately wanted to him to speak.
He never really listened until it was too late,
never took the time to hear the words
behind the notes and chords.
Then that day came around,
when he finally understood.
Why I wanted him to sing those words to me,
that they meant so much more than the melody.